Monday, November 3, 2014

The Nashville Rotary will have a special Rotary Veterans Day celebration honoring
men and women who served in the military. The program will include a
special recognition of Rotary member veterans, a presentation of colors
by Vanderbilt NROTC Color Guard & a baritone soloist will deliver
the national anthem. Additionally, we will honor guest WWII
African-American veterans (now in their 90’s) who recently received
medals for their heroic service in segregated units in WWII.

The special speaker for the Nashville Rotary on November 3, 2014, will be speaker, GEN Dennis L. Via, who became
the 18th Commanding General of the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC)
August 7, 2012. AMC is the Army’s premier provider of materiel readiness
to ensure dominant land force capability for the U.S. Warfighters and
our allies.

General Dennis L. Via

General Via’s prior assignment was as AMC’s Deputy Commanding
General. He deployed to Southwest Asia in October 2011 as the Commander,
AMC Responsible Reset Task Force with the mission of leading the
strategic integration of the Materiel Enterprise for the Retrograde of
equipment and materiel out of Iraq at the conclusion of Operation New
Dawn. Prior to that, he served as Director for Command, Control,
Communications and Computer Systems, J-6, The Joint Staff, Washington,
D.C.

Saturday, November 1, 2014

Join Living Your Best Lifewith
Genma Holmes as we profile organizations, leaders, and volunteers who
lead by example. With extraordinary acts of kindness and charitable
giving that help countless lives daily, these organizations, leaders,
and volunteers embody, "Be the change you want to see in the world."

On Saturday, November 1, 2014 tune in to hear from two dynamic physicians, Dr. Glenda Newell Harris and Dr. Brenda B. Spriggs, authors of Focus On YOUR BEST HEALTH: A Smart Guide To The Health Care You Deserve, give sage advice without medical jargon to help us address our health, concerns. As millions gear up for the holiday meals and snacks during November and December, often, our health care is put on hold until the New Year. But listen to Drs. Newell-Harris and Spriggs share words of widsom that is applicable for the 30 year old to the 90 year old who is young at heart that will inspire us to not wait for a New Year's Resolution to take better care of our bodies, inside and out.

Drs. Newell-Harris and Spriggs will share their clinical experiences from academic settings,
private practice, and community clinics to offer
practical and effective solutions to the common problems experienced by health
care consumers.

Listen to them coach and guide us through a host of questions about health issues while giving our audience the confidence to question authority, to expect the best care, and to be an active participant in the management of the our health. They also share their passion for health advocacy. Listen them discuss "Advocacy Done Appropriately."

This interview promises to empower, inspire, and motivate you to live your BEST life.Tune into 760AM in the Middle Tennessee Region, on Tune In, streaming live online at UStream.TV, and on military bases on Saturdays from 9:00-10:00am CST.

More About the Book

FocusOnYOURBESTHEALTHintends
to change the paradigm, demystify the language of medicine, debunk the many
myths about medical care, and put the patient on terra firma to survive the
‘new normal’ of health care. This is a significant step towardbreaking the tendencies of resignation
and acceptance by patients of less than optimalmedical
care. FocusOnYOURBESTHEATHplaces
patients at the center of this medical universe, gives them the tools and
knowledge to make smart choices about their health care, and allows them, as
these authors envision, “To experience clinical outcomes of the bestkind.”

More About Dr. Glenda Newell-Harris

Glenda F. Newell, M.D. is a board certified physician in Internal Medicine and a media spokesperson whose opinions on new advances in medicine and controversial medical issues have made her a valued medical expert. Dr. Newell has exemplified her exceptional talent to engage audiences in discourses about tough and complicated medical and health topics. Her audiences have included faith-based and professional organizations as well as local, regional and national medical organizations. Having served as a local health commissioner as well as president and secretary of local and regional medical societies, she is a much sought after speaker for youth groups and non - profit organizations that mentor pre-med and medical students. Dr. Newell has served as a medical consultant in various healthcare settings inclusive of ambulatory teaching clinics, private practice and physician foundation clinical practice. She is the Former Medical Director of Primary Care Services for one of the leading and cutting edge non-profit medical organizations within the United States. Dr. Newell has received acclaimed recognition for her work as the healthcare educational consultant for a major international philanthropic organization. She has traveled abroad to Africa where she has assessed methods of supporting the delivery of safe and effective health care to the women.

She is a native of North Carolina and a graduate of Miss Porter’s School. She received her medical degree from the University of Cincinnati of School of Medicine and her B.S. in Biology from Tufts University. In 2005, Dr. Newell received certification in Physician Leadership in Managing Ambulatory Care from the Harvard School of Public Health.

Dr. Newell’s diversified experience practicing medicine in the public and private sector for the past 28 years has given her the inspiration and the vision to co-found her own healthcare consulting business, Newell & Spriggs Consulting. She believes that health literacy; self-empowerment and initiative are required to create a culture of wellness within your work and home environment. One aspect of her company focuses on teaching the tools that will result in effective communication, savvy navigation and appropriate advocacy. Dr. Newell’s personal experiences as an advocate and navigator for her friends and family over the years have affirmed for her the necessity for consumers of health care to acquire these skills.

More About Dr. Brenda B. Spriggs

Brenda B. Spriggs, MD MPH MBA has a diverse background in clinical medicine, medical education, and non-profit initiatives. She is a recognized expert in the field of rheumatology and is a seasoned health care professional with a broad range of industry experience as an academic professor, clinician, specialty division chair, health care consultant and lecturer. Dr. Spriggs established a private rheumatology/immunology - focused practice while teaching at Children’s Hospital, San Francisco and the University of California, San Francisco, where she was conferred the status of Clinical Professor Emerita in 2006.

As a faculty member at the University of California, San Francisco, she served as faculty advisor for the UCSF/N.I.H. rheumatology fellows, liaison for Robert Wood Johnson fellows, and medical school lecturer. As a regional Rheumatology Medical Coordinator, she was charged with implementing the clinical/teaching component of the National Arthritis Act in Northern California and the Central Valley. The two-year pilot project, conducted in clinics throughout the region served as a model for delivery of effective, coordinated rheumatologic care and teaching of residents, community practitioners and allied health professionals. As rheumatology division head at Children’s Hospital, San Francisco, she formalized the division of rheumatology, implementing a robust clinical rotation and facilitating alliances for medical resident training at the University of California, San Francisco. She is the co-author of a number of scientific papers on systemic lupus erythematosus and Reiter’s disease, and has served as consultant and lecturer for the Arthritis Foundation and the Bay Area Lupus Foundation.

Dr. Spriggs’ commitment to improving access to timely, quality medical care for health care consumers goes beyond the institutions she has served during her professional clinical career. She has demonstrated her passion for quality health care by serving on numerous health-related boards and has served on an international level as Citizen Ambassador for the Gore/Mbeki prototype delegation of the People to People International program in South Africa. She is the co-founder of Newell & Spriggs Consulting, LLC, a healthcare company dedicated to meeting the evolving needs of patients and all consumers in the healthcare marketplace. The services include health care coaching, advocacy, and workplace wellness programs, customized to increase workforce engagement and productivity.